Radicchio and Sweet Onion Salad

If you want to see the process in action, please refer to the embedded TikTok video below

You ready? Let’s make a salad!

Radicchio Salad Recipe Equipment

Check out this list of equipment you should use to make a radicchio salad:

Sharp knife

Salad spinner

Mandolin slicer

Large Bowl

Tongs

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Radicchio Salad Recipe Ingredients

Core Ingredients for Radicchio Salad

1 head - Radicchio lettuce

1 - Sweet onion

1 Tbsp - Poppy seeds

Additional recipe ingredients

Green tahini dressing

Salt - to taste

Pepper - to taste

Radicchio Salad Recipe Instructions

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Chop radicchio lettuce

Place in bowl and rinse in cold water

Fill bowl so radicchio is covered in cold water

Place bowl of radicchio in refrigerator for one hour

While radicchio is soaking, make the Green Tahini dressing

Next, slice the sweet onions as thin as possible

Remove radicchio from refrigerator and drain

Dry the radicchio in the salad spinner

Place the radicchio in a large bowl and combine with the Green Tahini Dressing, mixing well

Plate the radicchio salad and top with sweet onions

Garnish salad with poppy seeds

Radicchio Salad Recipe Tips & Tricks from Chef Keri

Check out these PROTIPs from Chef Keri on why you should soak your radicchio, how to dry your radicchio if you don’t have a salad spinner, and why a mandolin slicer is a clutch kitchen tool to have in your arsenal.

Soaking your radicchio - After chopping the radicchio, soak the radicchio in cold water in the refrigerator for 1 hour. This process helps remove any unwanted extra bitterness from the radicchio.

Drying the radicchio - If you don’t own a salad spinner, lay out the radicchio in a single layer on a clean dish towel or paper towels. Next, roll the towel, starting with the edge closest to you, and lightly apply pressure all over the towel. Don't push too hard or you'll bruise the radicchio!

Getting a very thin sliced onion - Using a mandolin slicer allows you to get an extremely thin slice of onion which is very difficult to achieve, even with a very sharp knife.

Time to eat!!

Congrats on making your simple and refreshing radicchio salad. Now sit back and enjoy it!!

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